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PZT driven triple-finger end effectors for micro-manipulation

  • Jinyong Liu
  • , Tao Chen*
  • , Huicong Liu
  • , Xiujian Chou
  • , Lining Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presented the design, simulation, fabrication and evaluation of the discrete triple-finger end effectors. In the design, three cantilevers were considered as the finger of end effectors. Tungsten tipped probes were used to pick and place the micro-objects. The cantilevers were driven by piezoelectric ceramic transducer (PZT). In the simulation, the finite element analysis had been used to optimize the whole device and analyze the stress of the model. The total deformation and the stress had been worked out to assist the fabrication. With the fabrication of the device, the triple-finger end effectors had been assembled to manipulate the borosilicate glass spheres of different size. Two-layered structures were also built with the discrete triple-finger end effectors. The maximum stroke of every probe was 70 μm. Fine positioning was achieved by the use of piezoelectric actuation. The manipulation of micro-spheres had been carried out to show applied range of the triple-finger device with piezoelectric actuator. This device could manipulate the spheres of the size from 20-40 μm and could place them to the target place in 1 s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, IEEE-CYBER 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1156-1161
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479987290
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event5th Annual IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, IEEE-CYBER 2015 - Shenyang, China
Duration: 9 Jun 201512 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, IEEE-CYBER 2015

Conference

Conference5th Annual IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, IEEE-CYBER 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenyang
Period9/06/1512/06/15

Keywords

  • Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
  • micromanipulation
  • triple-finger

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